Latvia vs Malta Free Betting Tips – Nations League 2020

Sharing of points in Latvia?

Betting Tips: X
Odds: 3.4

Soccer dwarves among themselves. In the UEFA Nations League D, the great European outsiders meet in two groups. After three matchdays, Gibraltar leads the table in Group 2, while the Faroe Islands are ahead in Season 1. The starting position in the groups remains balanced.

On the fourth matchday of the UEFA Nations League, the Faroese will face Andorra in Group 1 and Latvia will face Malta. As the odds of the best bookmakers show, the home teams are favoured in both games. While the Faroese have already celebrated two victories in the group, Latvia still had no win and recently had three draws in a row.

The next division of points in the match between Latvia and Malta would by no means be absurd. Already in the first half of the season, that prediction had come true when the two national teams met. If you also consider that the Latvians have drawn four times in a row anyway, the odds on a draw have value.

Latvia – Statistics & current form

It seems that Latvia cannot shorten the gap to the Faroe Islands. Last weekend, the “11 vilki” failed very closely on that mission in the away game in Torshavn. The interim tour was only successfully managed by the Latvians for a few minutes. In order to keep the chance of a potential group victory, Latvia is obliged to start the second half of the season against Malta to a three.

Next point sharing for Latvia?

Latvia surprisingly remained unbeaten in their last five internationals. However, there were four draws in a row, including in the friendly against Montenegro. If you consider how weak Latvia was last year, the current series can definitely be described as a small upward trend. After all, nine out of ten international matches were lost in 2019.

In the last edition of the UEFA Nations League, Latvia had no win in all six group matches and only scored four points. So far, there have been three draws in the three group matches of this year’s UEFA Nations League edition. It remains to be seen whether the “11 vilki” will win their new UEFA competition for the first time in their upcoming group game against Malta.

Currently, a win by Latvia against Malta is rewarded with odds around 1.91. However, making a prediction will involve a lot of risks. In the last 22 international matches, the Latvian national team only prevailed against Austria in the last group match of the European Championship qualification.

The squad remains unchanged

Compared to the most recent international break, there were no big surprises when coach Dainis Kazakevics was nominated for the squad. The 39-year-old Latvian coach is expected to continue to use the same starting XI as in the friendly against Montenegro and in the most recent away game on the Faroe Islands.

The probable lineup of Latvia:
Steinbors – Rugins, Stuglis, Oss, Savainleks – Zjuzins, Tobers – Ciganiks, Ikaunieks, Jaunzems – Uldrikis

Last matches from Latvia:

UEFA Nations League D Grp. 1
10/10 2020 Faroe Islands 1 – 1 Latvia
Friendly match
10/07 2020 Montenegro 1 – 1 Latvia
UEFA Nations League D Grp. 1
09/06 2020 Malta 1 – 1 Latvia
09/03 2020 Latvia 0 – 0 Andorra
Euro qualification group G
11/19 2019 Latvia 1 – 0 Austria

Malta – Statistics & current form

In contrast to the Latvian national team, the Maltese have already suffered a defeat in this year’s UEFA Nations League. Right at the start of the group, Malta lost 2: 3 to the current group leader abroad. Since then there have been two draws in a row for the Maltese national team, which at least preserved the chance of promotion.

Are the red and whites surprising in Riga?

Like Latvia, Malta did not win the first edition of the UEFA Nations League and was only last after six group games. When it comes to the latest appearances of the Maltese national team, a similar scenario in the second edition of the Nations League is by no means absurd.

Malta celebrated just one win in their last 13 international matches. The Maltese achieved that success in the preparatory game against Gibraltar last week. This was followed by an away draw at Andorra last weekend. This was the third time in a row that Malta remained unbeaten. If the Maltese expand the series in Riga, Latvia vs. Malta paid attractive odds on a point win by the guests.

Squad quality manageable

Only three legionnaires are represented in the current squad of the Maltese. The majority of the Red-Whites national team play for the home teams of Malta’s Premier League. The most valuable player in the manageable squad of the Maltese is currently Teddy Teuma. The 27-year-old is under contract with the Belgian second division club Royale Union Saint Gillis.

Malta is still an equal opponent in Group 1 of Liga D. After all, the team around national coach Devis Mangia has so far stood up to all three group opponents and only narrowly lost the group opener against the Faroese.

The probable lineup of Malta:
Galea – Arab, Agius, Shaw – Camenzuli, Guillaumier, Muscat, Muscatt – Dimech, Nwoko, Grech

Last matches from Malta:

UEFA Nations League D Grp. 1
10/10 2020 Andorra 0 – 0 Malta
Friendly match
10/07 2020 Malta 2 – 0 Gibraltar
UEFA Nations League D Grp. 1
09/06 2020 Malta 1 – 1 Latvia
09/03 2020 Faroe Islands 3 – 2 Malta
Euro qualification group F
11/18 2019 Malta 1 – 2 Norway

Latvia vs Malta – Direct comparison / H2H balance

Latvia and Malta meet for the fourth time. The two nations met for the first time almost ten years ago in the European Championship qualification. At that time, the Latvians prevailed against the Maltese with 2-0 victories in the round two. In the first half of this year’s Nations League edition, there was a 1-1 draw between Malta and Latvia.

Latvia vs Malta Free Betting Tips

The Faroese currently lead Group 1 of League D at the start of the second half with seven points. Group rivals such as Latvia, Malta and Andorra still have the chance to climb to the top of the table during the second half of the season. The start of the second half of the season this week is all the more groundbreaking.

Latvia and Malta, both pursuers of the Faroese, will have to rely on three points on Tuesday evening to punish a potential loss of points by the league leaders. In the first half of the season, the two national teams parted with a draw – a result that is also quite obvious at the start of the second half.

Key facts – Latvia vs Malta tips

In the first half of the season, there was a 1-1 draw between Latvia and Malta.
Latvia recently recorded four straight draws.
Malta has only won one win in their last 13 international matches.

We expect a match between the two nations with few goals on Tuesday evening and we expect the Latvian national team to share the next points. Most recently there were four draws in a row for the “11 vilki”. In Latvia vs. Malta is therefore aiming our tip at attractive odds for a draw, for which we risk four out of ten possible units.